Apparatus system and method for gas well site monitoring
First Claim
1. An electronic system for use on a remote gas or oil well-site to detect and identify gas present in the atmosphere of said well-site and transmit to a location off-site data respecting the gas so identified for the purpose of warning operators of the well-site of the presence of said gas, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor means to detect, and generate raw data respecting, at least one noxious gas present in said well-site atmosphere;
means to process said raw data and identify each noxious gas so detected;
a central communication interface for electronically receiving raw data respecting each said noxious gas from each said sensor means, and for transmitting off-site over the Internet processed data respecting each said noxious gas so identified;
wireless local means, for each said means to identify each said noxious gas, to communicate to said central communication interface said raw data respecting each said noxious gas;
at least one wireless long-distance means for transmitting off-site over the Internet said processed data respecting each said noxious gas so identified; and
a portable source of electrical power for supplying said central communication interface.
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Abstract
A System and a Method of initializing and using that system are described in various embodiments all suitable for use remotely monitoring gas escapes on oil or gas well-sites, particularly as early warning technologies for use in preventing injury to workers or populations adjacent those well-sites. The system efficiently uses the Internet to securely transmit pre-processed data off-site for a range of different uses either directly to well-site operators or via a server for value-added handling of and convenient access by operators and others to information based on the data. The system conserves both IP addresses and communications bandwidth without compromising access to detailed data respecting well-site status. The novel system includes means for using multiple modes of long-distance communications technology that can be configured manually or that conveniently auto-senses and auto-selects the appropriate communications mode to use for transmitting data off-site via the Internet according to the location of installation of the system and whether or not it has entered an alarm condition.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic system for use on a remote gas or oil well-site to detect and identify gas present in the atmosphere of said well-site and transmit to a location off-site data respecting the gas so identified for the purpose of warning operators of the well-site of the presence of said gas, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor means to detect, and generate raw data respecting, at least one noxious gas present in said well-site atmosphere;
means to process said raw data and identify each noxious gas so detected;
a central communication interface for electronically receiving raw data respecting each said noxious gas from each said sensor means, and for transmitting off-site over the Internet processed data respecting each said noxious gas so identified;
wireless local means, for each said means to identify each said noxious gas, to communicate to said central communication interface said raw data respecting each said noxious gas;
at least one wireless long-distance means for transmitting off-site over the Internet said processed data respecting each said noxious gas so identified; and
a portable source of electrical power for supplying said central communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of initializing a system having a central communication interface, for use with means for gas detection and analysis, comprising the steps:
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apply power to said central communication interface;
verify communications between said central communication interface and all sensor means;
test each sensor means using bump gas means to send each sensor to alarm;
physically chart the sensor readings; and
use integrated voice phone means to confirm the accuracy of said readings.
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